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The United States competed at the
2012 Summer Paralympics The 2012 Summer Paralympics, branded as the London 2012 Paralympic Games, were an international Multi-sport event, multi-sport parasports event held from 29 August to 9 September 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. They were the 14th Sum ...
in London, United Kingdom, from August 29 to September 9, 2012.


Medallists

The following American competitors won medals at the Games.


Multiple medallists

The following Team USA competitors won multiple medals at the 2012 Paralympic Games.


Archery

;Men , - , align=left, Jeff Fabry , align=left rowspan=2, Individual compound W1 , 659 , 2 , , ,
W 7-1 ,
W 7-3 ,
W 6-2 , , - , align=left, Jerry Shields , 586 , 10 , ,
L 1-7 , colspan="4", did not advance , - , align=left, Dugie Denton , align=left rowspan=2, Individual compound open , 656 , 9 ,
W 6–2 ,
W 6–4 ,
L 4–6 , colspan=3, did not advance , - , align=left, Matt Stutzman , 685 , 1 , ,
W 6–5 ,
W 6–4 ,
W 6–4 ,
L 4-6 , , - , align=left, Russell Wolfe , align=left, Individual recurve W1/W2 , 555 , 20 ,
W 6–0 ,
L 0-6 , colspan=4, did not advance , - , align=left, Eric Bennett , align=left, Individual recurve standing , 604 , 11 ,
W 6–2 ,
W 6–5 ,
W 7-3 ,
L 2-6 ,
L 0-6 , 4 ;Women , - , align=left, Lee Ford , align=left, Individual recurve standing , 417 , 19 ,
W 6–5 ,
L 6–4 , colspan=4, did not advance


Athletics

;Men–track ;Men–field ;Women–track ;Women–field


Boccia

;Individual


Cycling


Road


Track

;Pursuit ;Sprint ;Time trial


Equestrian

;Individual ;Team


Football 7-a-side

5-a-side football is for vision-impaired athletes. All competitors wear eyeshades to account for varying levels of sight, except for the goalkeeper who may be sighted. 7-a-side football is for cerebral palsy sufferers. Athletes who classify as C5-C8 can take part in this sport, with C5 being most disabled. At least one C5 or C6 player, and no more than three C8 players, may be on the field at a given time. ;Group play ---- ---- ;5th–8th place semi-finals ;7th/8th place match


Goalball


Women's tournament

;Group stage ---- ---- ---- ;Quarter-final


Judo


Powerlifting


Rowing


Sailing


Shooting


Sitting volleyball


Women's tournament

;Roster ;Group stage ---- ---- ;Semi-final ;Gold medal match


Swimming

;Men Qualifiers for the latter rounds (Q) of all events were decided on a time only basis, therefore positions shown are overall results versus competitors in all heats. ;Women


Table tennis

;Men ;Women


Wheelchair basketball

The United States have qualified one men's team and one women's team in
wheelchair basketball Wheelchair basketball is a style of basketball played using a sports wheelchair. The International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) is the governing body for this sport. It is recognized by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) as ...
through their results at the
2010 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship The 2010 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship was held in Birmingham, Great Britain from 7 to 17 July 2010. Both the men's and women's tournaments were held. The Championships was a qualifying event for the London 2012 Paralympic Games. ...
. Competing athletes are given eight-level classification points specific to wheelchair basketball, ranging from 0.5 to 4.5 with lower numbers representing a higher degree of disability. The sum of the classification points of all players on the court cannot exceed 14.


Men's tournament

;Group stage ---- ---- ---- ---- ;Quarter-final ;Semi-final ;Bronze medal match


Women's tournament

;Group stage ---- ---- ---- ;Quarter-final ;Semi-final ;Bronze medal match


Wheelchair fencing


Wheelchair rugby

---- ---- ;Semi-finals ;Bronze medal game


Wheelchair tennis


References


See also

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2012 Summer Paralympics The 2012 Summer Paralympics, branded as the London 2012 Paralympic Games, were an international Multi-sport event, multi-sport parasports event held from 29 August to 9 September 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. They were the 14th Sum ...
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